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Definition
To pull out or pluck hair or feathers.
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How it's used
Primarily used for the act of plucking or pulling out small, individual items like hair, feathers, or weeds. It implies a repetitive or precise motion rather than a forceful yank of a large object. You will often hear it used in the context of preparing poultry or describing nervous habits.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 扯, which refers to pulling or tugging on something larger or more general. 撏 is specific to the act of plucking or removing things one by one.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
